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Parents around the globe love their kids the same, but there are some big differences in the way we raise them.

Parents around the globe love their kids the same, but there are some big differences in the way we treat them and the lens through which we view parenting as a whole.

Japan has been a little bemused to find that a long-running family-favorite TV show, Hajimete no Otsukai (My First Errand), has suddenly achieved international fame on Netflix as Old Enough! The program, which features preschoolers running errands by themselves, has triggered worldwide debate about parenting standards. One article in the UK blasted the reality TV show as “bizarre,” quoting a child psychologist who described it as “exploitative and dangerous.” The US’ National Public Radio felt compelled to warn parents not to let their offspring emulate kids on the show lest they r...

In a country that subscribes to children standing on their own two feet, its adults are surprisingly conservative

Junji Ouchi says show grew out of tradition of sending toddlers off on their own to do simple but challenging tasks